Qaarterlif Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1885. 349 
August 19th, 1885, a sample of linseed-cake, which was analysed 
and reported on thus : — 
Moisture 11-67 
Oil 11-27 
•Albuminous compounds 24*69 
Mucila<;e, &c 33-52 
Woody fibre 8-07 
fMinei-al matter 10-78 
100-00 
* Coutainiug nitrogen 3-95 
t Including sand 5-19 
" This cake contains a large quantity of sand and is low in nitrogen. 
"J. Augustus Voelcker."' 
Inquiry elicited that the cake had been purchased through the 
Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales Farmers' Supply Asso- 
ciation, Limited, Cheerbrook, Nantwich, of which Association 
Mr. Goodwin was a member, at 8Z. 155. per ton. Two tons 
were invoiced to the Association by the manufacturer at 7^. 15*. 
per ton — half a ton of this going to Mr. Goodwin. 
The order form of the Association bears the following 
note : — 
" It is distinctly understood that these goods are purchased with a strict 
guarantee as to purity, and subject to the analysis of Professor Voelcker, the 
Analytical Chemist to the Association." 
3. Mr. R. Armstrong, of Scarcliffe Lanes, Mansfield, sent a 
sample of linseed-cake on September 12th, 1885, thirty tons of 
which had been bought from a dealer in Nottingham, as ' Pure 
linseed-cake,' 95 per cent, purity, at 8/. 2s. 6d. per ton. As the 
name of the manufacturer could not be obtained, the vendor's 
is, under the circumstances, withheld. The analysis and report 
were : — 
Moisture 10 ••15 
Oil 11-33 
•Albuminous compounds 27-25 
■Mucilage, &c 33-14 
Woody fibre 8-53 
fMineral matter 9-30 
100-00 
• Containing nitrogen 4 -30 
t Including sand 4-05 
" This cake contains an excessive amount of sand, and has also a consider- 
able quantity of other foreign material— it is an impure cake. 
"October 9th, 1885. J. Augustus Voelcker." 
